17 specialised courts selected to handle electoral cases

10:23 - 18 October 2016

___5622625___https:______static.pulse.com.gh___webservice___escenic___binary___5622625___2016___10___18___12___Chief-justice-Georgina-Wood

The breakdown of the judges assigned to every region is as follows: Greater Accra, six; Ashanti and Western, two each, while Eastern, Central, Upper West, Upper East, Northern, Volta and Brong Ahafo have been assigned a judge each.

The Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, has selected 17 specialised courts across the country to handle electoral disputes that may come up before the December 7, 2016, presidential and parliamentary elections.

According to the Daily Graphic Newspaper, this was revealed by the Judicial Secretary Justice Alex Poku-Acheampong in Accra.

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